Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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